Speaking in her personal capacity\, Philippa Greer is Head of the Field Legal Office \, Gaza\, at UNRWA. She joined the United Nations in 2015 and has worked ac ross a range of UN settings\, including Jerusalem and Gaza\, where she was stationed in 2020 and 2022 respectively\, before the current emergency.
In November 2023\, Philippa retu rned to Gaza from Kabul in her current role\, where she has witnessed profo und shifts in the international and humanitarian landscape.
Prior to her work in the Middle East and Afg
hanistan\, Philippa served with the United Nations in Cambodia\, Tanzania\,
New York and The Hague. Such work focused primarily on international crimi
nal accountability mechanisms\, including the UN International Residual Mec
hanism for Criminal Tribunals- the successor institution to the Internation
al Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia- as well as the
UN Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials.
In this interview-style conversation\, Philippa will reflect on her journey as an international lawyer\, share insights into the challenge s and rewards of building a career in international law with significant fi eld experience\, and answer questions about the realities of working in com plex field environments and humanitarian settings.
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